TOOLS & SUPPLIES
- Bernat® Velvet™ (10.5 oz/300 g; 315 yds/288 m)
- Contrast A Smokey Green (32025) 3 balls
- Contrast B Softened Blue (32008) 3 balls
- Bernat® Blanket™ (10.5 oz/300 g; 220 yds/201 m)
- Contrast C Vintage White (10006) 2 balls
- Size U.S. 11 (8 mm) circular knitting needle 36" [91.5 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge.
MEASUREMENTS
Approx 50" x 57" [127 x 145 cm], excluding fringe.
GAUGE
8 sts and 20 rows = 4" [10 cm] with 1 strand each of A and B held tog in garter stitch.
DIRECTIONS
Note: Blanket worked over multiple of 8 sts +7.With 1 strand each of A and B held tog, cast on 103 sts. Do not join. Working back and forth across needle in rows proceed as follows: 1st to 16th rows: With 1 strand each of A and B held tog, knit, noting 1st row is RS. Break both A and B. Join 1 strand of C. 17th row: (RS). With 1 strand of C, knit. 18th row: K3. *MB. K7. Rep from * to last 4 sts. MB. K3. Break C. Join 1 strand each of A and B. 19th to 34th rows: As 1st to 16th rows. Break A and B. Join 1 strand of C. 35th row: (RS). With 1 strand of C, knit. 36th row: *K7. MB. Rep from * to last 7 sts. K7. Break C. Join 1 strand each of A and B. These 36 rows form pat. Cont in pat until work from beg measures approx 57" [145 cm], ending on a 34th row. With 1 strand each of A and B held tog, cast off.
FINISHING Fringe: Cut strands of C 12" [30.5 cm] long. Taking 2 strands tog, fold in half and knot into fringe through every other st across top and bottom edges of Blanket. Trim fringe evenly.
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
MB (Make Bobble) = [(K1. yo) twice. K1] all in next stitch. 5 sts. Turn. K5. Turn. K5. Turn. K2tog. K1. K2tog. 3 sts. Turn. Sl1. K2tog. psso. 1 st remains. Bobble complete. Push Bobble to RS of work.
Pat = Pattern
Psso = Pass slipped stitch over
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Sl1 = Slip next stitch knitwise
St(s) = Stitch(es)
Tog = Together Yo = Yarn over